choose your grill

[my88wgn]

Well seems like a hot subject.Lets see if we can nicely vote for a favorite.I just like a grill thats isn't broke :D .

http://jubileejeeps.org/faqs/fsjgrillesrevisedflint.jpg

[FL Knifemaker]

I'm voting for the one (and only) I have. Pignosers ROCK!! :o :huh:

[sgtswole]

Nothing beats a nice polished razor....NOTHING!!:D

[AnnieL]

I'd LOVE to have a razor grille for my girl...she'd look so sharp!!!

And funny sidenote, until I opened this thread, I thought this was gonna be about BBQ'ing!

[my88wgn]

For grilln' i use apple,pear & hickory mmmm.
But for the front of the wag,I will some day install a rhino.

[j20krawler]

rhino grille all the way, just the look of the tall bars, just mean looking on a big lifted rig like mine will be...(some day) :(

by the way if any one has any info on where i can get my hands on an okay rhino grille please lemme know

[Kali]

I voted for muscle, even though I also have a razor and pignose.

I just like the muscle grille the best... I only wish they werent plastic :rolleyes:

[baja]

It's hard to chose just one! They all look so good!
A lot depends on the vehicle the grill is on as to how good it looks.
Let's see, how does that go again? Eanie, meanie, minie mo....
Razor....

[RicoBlaster]

http://www.knightopia.com/journal/archives/02-17-2004_georgeforeman.jpg

I didn't see this one...







...so I picked Razor.


:lol:

[SnakeHunter]

I voted Cheese Grater, Which I have on both of my jeeps. I don't understand the fascination with the rhino. Since I first got into jeeps I thought they looked silly. Oh well, shows what I know, lol.

[Boghog1]

I voted for Razor because I think they look best on Cherokees, I like the Rhino and Egg Crate for wagoneers

[derf]

Razor is definately a must for a Cherokee and J-Truck. Though on the Waggys, I'm split between the pig nose and final type.

[KaiserMan]

One more vote for the Rhino. Everthing else is just a poseur :D

[Tonka J200]

I voted Rhino too.

I loved watching "Daktari" as a kid (the show that gave the "Rhino Chaser" grill it's name). I played with Tonka FSJ's when they were new (go figure...).

And with the exception of my Final Edition Waggy, every FSJ that I've owned has been a "natural born" Rhino.

[Grimjaw]

I have a broken pig nose on the J10 now. I also have a razor and a rhino in my shop. I like the razor a lot, but with the J10 headed to off road the stronger rhino most likely will go on the truck.

[AlsChopShop]

i'm undecided between the pignose and final edition. razors do look realy nice, especially with the 3 piece bumpers.

[gump]

Rhino all the way.

[Rande]

Egg crate was the pinnacle of Jeep full size styling.

Everyone knows this of course.

[SnakeHunter]

This whole thing is rigged! I mean who came up with those names anyway?:confused: is it a coincidence that the three coolest names have the most votes? Who wants to vote for a pig nose, a cheese grater and an egg crate (even though we all know the really cool jeeps have them;) ).

[oldasme]

this has got to be rigged, rhino's all the way.

[badaboom]

Kinda go along with JEEP production numbers.

[DanHS]

I always liked the Cheese Grater grille, with the wrap around marker lights and the thick aluminum, they make the front match the rear nicely. I like all the grilles really, except I don't like pignose grilles unless they're painted black, then they look cool.

[fulsizjeep]

I LIKE 'EM ALL!!! :thumbsup:

But I have an Egg Crate on my 88 and will happily debate that it is my favorate. :cool:

[jlchilcot]

I like the early 70's razor with the offest jeep emblem for a j truck and I like the egg crate for a wagoneer.

[SnakeHunter]

I always liked the Cheese Grater grille, with the wrap around marker lights and the thick aluminum, they make the front match the rear nicely. I like all the grilles really, except I don't like pignose grilles unless they're painted black, then they look cool.

Cheese grater lovers unite! We really are in the minority around here :) :drivin:

[Deus]

i like both the razor and rhino grills but if i had to choose id go with the razor it looks good while not looking to arkaic, also would fit with new paint jobs better(i think).

[TexTJ209]

I like all the grilles really, even pig noses. Only problem with the Pignose grille is 99.9% of the chrome ones are chipped and peeling, making them ugly.

And you really don't see too many rigs with cheese grater grilles.

[Ronson]

I know Rhinos take a fair beating! I've straightened mine twice and it still looks fair... I wish I knew the eggcrates were at all popular. I gave a sano one to the junkyard. Its not bad looking, it just reminds me of an AMC Hornet! While I'm criticising, it seems like at least half of the muscle and pig noses I come across are broken. Are they weak or is it because they are on the rigs that get wheeled the hardest?

[fulsizjeep]

I know Rhinos take a fair beating! I've straightened mine twice and it still looks fair... I wish I knew the eggcrates were at all popular. I gave a sano one to the junkyard. Its not bad looking, it just reminds me of an AMC Hornet! While I'm criticising, it seems like at least half of the muscle and pig noses I come across are broken. Are they weak or is it because they are on the rigs that get wheeled the hardest?

I don't know that the egg crates are really that popular. I just fuss about them a lot trying to draw attention away from Rhinos. :) The muscles and pig noses are vulnerable because they are plastic. A lot of egg crates are busted up too.

[drlocke]

That's my chief beef with the later grilles is that they are plastic. Look at 'em cross-eyed on a cold day and they crack or shatter. And any chrome inevitably peels off.

I still say the best-looking grille for an FSJ is the type originally on there. But that's just my taste. I've seen some pretty nice conversions as well--most of them retro.

[HorribleHarry]

Come on pig nose fans, vote!!!....Don't make me come over there & make you squeal!

[johnwaynejeep2]

I like almost all the grilles but like everyone here I have my list of desired grilles.

1. Razor
2. Egg Crate
3. Cheese Grater
4. Rhino Grille
5. Pignose

I don't care for any of the others.

[fulsizjeep]

dayum, the ole FSJ gets a garage stall? what a treat! :cool:

[Careful34]

I'd really like a Cheese grater. It's look says " '60s " to me more than the Rhino or Razor and I really like the side marker lights.

Right now I have a final, and a Pig nose.

[Jeepstress]

I'd really like a Cheese grater. It's look says " '60s " to me more than the Rhino or Razor and I really like the side marker lights.


Me too! I need to install my *new* cheese grater on my wag one of these days. :rolleyes:

The Cheese Grater is the new black. :D

[fulsizjeep]

Me too! I need to install my *new* cheese grater on my wag one of these days. :rolleyes:

The Cheese Grater is the new black. :D

I am not quite ready to cut your fenders for the awesome corner lights but would be glad to get the grille going... My Queen... :D

[jeepsohigh]

dayum, the ole FSJ gets a garage stall? what a treat! :cool:


But of coarse!!!! the old girl deserves it:)

Plus the YJ wont fit anymore

[Dirtball]

I like all of the grills with round headlights... therefore, I think mine is UGLY and am constantly thinking of ways to modify it to make it look better. I will paint it black, if nothing else, at some point.

Razors are my pick... they are too cool...

[FSJnovice]

I will have to go with a razor.... for I be liking it better than the rest.

[Zorm]

J10Kraler, you got a better picture of your front bumper, I think I like what I see and it may be what I want to do.:)
I must be the oddball and say Muscle. My 83 Chero , or that era, looks to have been the start of the grill type for all other Jeeps since then, other than the Wrangler. I guess kinda like "why change the body style" of our FSJs, " why change the grill look":o
Thast just my .2

[70sWagoneers]

Now to take the debate even further... What do yall think about grill switching?? It grinds my gears a bit to see different year grilles on Jeeps. In particular to see the Rhino grill "misplaced" on later models. Other than the Rhino I guess it's not as big a deal to me.

[fulsizjeep]

J10Kraler, you got a better picture of your front bumper, I think I like what I see and it may be what I want to do.:)
I must be the oddball and say Muscle. My 83 Chero , or that era, looks to have been the start of the grill type for all other Jeeps since then, other than the Wrangler. I guess kinda like "why change the body style" of our FSJs, " why change the grill look":o
Thast just my .2

Muscle Grilles work for me too! I voted Egg Crate because, I do that now. :) But I ran a Muscle Grille for a few years on my 88. Here is my first trip to Moab in Fall of 2001. :cool:

http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/wally1001.jpg

[fulsizjeep]

Now to take the debate even further... What do yall think about grill switching?? It grinds my gears a bit to see different year grilles on Jeeps. In particular to see the Rhino grill "misplaced" on later models. Other than the Rhino I guess it's not as big a deal to me.

I do the switcheroonie... No Problemo... Egg Crate ala Wood Crate... :thumbsup:

http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/moabready1.jpg

[Zorm]

Hey fulsizejeep, I used that picture of yours to make a picture of my Jeep while I was deployed since I did not have a picture of mine and to see what the stock grill guard would look like on my Chero, Kewl!!:D

[fulsizjeep]

N I C E ! ! ! :thumbsup:
This is my other favorite shot of that grille... :cool: Above Poughkeepsie aproaching California Gulch in 2002. Another muscle grille with brush guard follows on a J20. :p

http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/wally02poughkeepsie.jpg

[Casey]

I voted for the bling of course. The quintessential FSJ grille...RHINO!

I like the fact that the grills can be interchanged with a few mods.

Not so crazy about the rhino on a Chero tho'. Shoot I sounded like Jesse Jackson there. :D

[xsonmyeyes]

Final type here... My opinion only...:thumbsup:

[DAHoyle]

Got a razor and a Rhino, and I like 'em both.

[landbruiser1]

Another vote for Rhino. I have them on my 69, and swaped one onto my 79.

[W O S]

Our 76 Wagoneer, "Old Blue" (retired) has a chrome peeled, busted up Pig Nose on it from the PO. Even has the square headlights and everything. He said that he busted up the original Eggcrate (Boobie) grille in a snowstorm one day.

Our current Wagoneer (Also a 76, called "WOS") has a Razor grille on it.

My personal preference would be: A Razor grille with built in turn signals like the Eggcrate (Boobie) grille. I've had nothing but troubles with my current turn signals below the grille. Always getting poked with tree branches.

By the way, I have a complete Boobie and Razor for sale in the for sale section.

Randy

[El Jefe]

i am tied with the razor and rhino. my cherokee cheif has the rhino which looks great. my 85 wag will have a razor eventually, the stock grill is just in too good of shape to take off right now.

[fulsizjeep]

http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/cheese.jpg

[kennyh]

I think a bunch of guys registered as multiple users with other e-mail addresses they have so they could vote for the razor. The razor leads? Get out! I like my booby-grille. I like washing the lenses gently with a soft cloth.

[Ristow]

I think a bunch of guys registered as multiple users with other e-mail addresses they have so they could vote for the razor.


i was thinking the same thing about the egg-crate! 21 votes for that nasty thing?:p

[drlocke]

None of us Razor lovers would be so dishonest.

Razors lead because Razors rule! :p :thumbsup:








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[duracell]

i voted muscle, it needed help, but i also like the razor

[scantar]

Welp...originally I voted Muscle, but I gotta say that the more I've seen Flint's egg crate the more I'm likin' it.

[drlocke]

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's grille..... :D :p

[scantar]

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's grille..... :D :p

Vehicle coveting is OK. Man Law. :D

[fulsizjeep]

Vehicle coveting is OK. Man Law. :D

As a general rule, the FSJ Gods have a tendency of smiting those who covet other's FSJs. :p

Real Jeeps are Built not Bought...

The nice thing for us is:
Since the FSJs shared so many interchangable parts, we were given free riegn to mix and match as we see fit.

http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/06moab/flint_bullcanyon.jpg

[Poley]

woops I voted wrongly I ment to vote RHINO!!!! not razor

[Duke(Gwag)]

The besp girlle would be one that is made from a FSJ. Noth'n better then an FSJ and T-bones

[yankeedog]

aside to doc locke, so did the commonwealth of taxachoosits cancer police give you waiver for that thing?where is the catalytic converter and inspection certificate?(I think its great) shhhhhh dont tell any body.

[Wagoncrzy]

:) :) :) :worthless: :) :) If I were gonna vote I'd wanna see all those grills lined up...c'mon humor me.:D

[spcmnspff]

That's funny I was stumbling around the site last night looking for typical grille swaps. I've got a late model '89 that I aquired about 6 weeks ago and a '78 wag that I picked up the same week for parts mostly because it had a running 401 in it. I saw this year old poll and put in a vote for the egg crate not realizing that it would bump the post. lol

Anyway I'm getting excited about swapping the boobies from the '77 to my '89 now that I realize this has been done before. At first I was big fan of the rhino, and then the razor kinda replaced it. But after looking at the mods by shackwrrr http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=67126&highlight=boobies and Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81: http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=63731&highlight=boobies, I'll be pretty stoked if mine turns out anything like that!

[John Huebner]

Here's a vote for the "Final" type. has a nice, clean uncluttered look. Now, if I could just find one that doesn't have the chrome peeling cheap...have a nice (read new) inner section, just need a good outer section. Didn't I read someplace that export versions had a metal outer grill section instead of the plastic?

[Jeep_Guy]

Both my j-trucks have outer grills that are made of aluminum, and one is the same final grill that I've seen on waggies. I didn't know they were ever made of plastic.

[fulsizjeep]

Here's a vote for the "Final" type. has a nice, clean uncluttered look. Now, if I could just find one that doesn't have the chrome peeling cheap...have a nice (read new) inner section, just need a good outer section. Didn't I read someplace that export versions had a metal outer grill section instead of the plastic?
John, we have 2 88 GWs that have aluminum grille frames. Well, one is in storage cuz I enhanced it with an egg crate. ;)

HOLT! Both those grilles look cherry! :thumbsup:

:) :) :) :worthless: :) :) If I were gonna vote I'd wanna see all those grills lined up...c'mon humor me.:D
OKAY, you asked for it...:rolleyes:

http://jubileejeeps.org/faqs/fsjgrillesrevisedflint.jpg

[H Callaway]

That is a mean Jeep if you have to keep it fenced in as to not hurt anyone! Looks good, but what is that on the ground? :)

[rockkrusher79]

I must be partial to the razors.I have 3 razors one eggcrate and 1 cheesegrater.Its nice to be able to change the look once in a while

[panama red]

That is a mean Jeep if you have to keep it fenced in as to not hurt anyone! Looks good, but what is that on the ground? :)

If he really wanted out, I don't think the fence could do much to stop him. on the ground would probably be oil from some massive whole in the oil pan gasket.

[Burn Victim]

used to have the pig nose but needless to say plastic dont hold up well in a fire:banghead: .Now its RAZOR all the way:thumbsup:

Adam:drivin:

[Jeepsmith]

muscle grille is my favorite, I wish all of the frames had the word "jeep" on them

[Jeepjohnny]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/Jeepjohnny/ATT178075.jpg


:cool: I have no idea why these are called Rhino Grills... but they look kool! And WAY better looking than the stock pig nose... ick!

[backroadin']

Haha! I'm actually surprised that 14 people voted for the cheesegrater! :omfg: :lol:
I used to have one but traded for the razor. Kept the uber-cool side pieces, though! :thumbsup:
One thing those grilles did have was charachter!!!!

[jeepdad56]

Razor but wouldn't mind a Rhino,,,,,

[mattmopar440]

i love my grill but i always wanted an eggcrate:D

[rockingon24_7]

Running a Dj grill on mine but love the razor

[TealJ]

R A Z O R ALL THE WAY !:fsj:

[Marvin Gates]

Check my avatar and you will see my choice. :cool: ;) :D

[funhog]

Currently I have a pig, razor and rhino. 3 jeeps from the same year and none of them have the same grill. Soon I'll be down to two, the razor and rhino.

Don

[flyusmc]

Razor is my favorite...in fact does anyone know how easy it is to swap a 78 Razor grille into an 88 Wagoneer?


FLYUSMC

[jeepboy69]

i want a rino grill but cant seem to find one any help apprecheated o by the way thanks se ya:thumbsup:

[addicted]

My favorite is the boobie then the cheese grater and razor are a tie for me. All of which I have none. :(

[fulsizjeep]

:) cheese graters stand up and unite! :D :D :D viva la revolucion! :thumbsup:

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Ouray07/deepsnow.jpg

[Strider]

Gotta be the muscle grille. Razor is a close second...

[backroadin']

Flint - rotflmao!!!! :D :D

BTW..... who's the guy with no legs?? :confused: :p

[cajun_lad]

Got a razor painted black currently, but going to rhino real soon. :cool:

[fulsizjeep]

Flint - rotflmao!!!! :D :D

BTW..... who's the guy with no legs?? :confused: :pThe ditch didn't look that deep until I stepped over to take some pix. :eek: Ryan had to toss me a tow strap to get out. :p

[motox-010]

If I were to paint my Boobie (egg crate) grille black, how should I do it? Sand the surfaces down (or sand blast?) and then primer, black, and clear coat?

[yoslvr442]

voted for final type. not sure but theres just something about the simpleness.

[The Anti-Chrysler]

I'm one of the minority that only likes to roll Muscle grilles!!

[moorehouse77]

Well now that I know which grill is which, I really like the rhino on the trucks but since I own waggys I voted razor. Nice clean and mean.

[shooter5]

i'm in a toss up between the rhino & razor both look right on lifted wagons.

[jeepsohigh]

I have had a razor in the garage and the egg crate on the wag. I like them both so I never could decide last night I swapped to the razor and now that it is on I have to pick RAZOR, man it looks mean:D

[Wagabond]

I might convert from Razor to Egg Crate ( bewbage ) because my Razor is battered, but I scored a pristine egg crate at Pick N Pull.

[radjeeper]

We make a custom grille to replace the egg crate grille. I like the turn signals where the egg crate has them but I like the sloted Jeep grille look. Thus I designed the grille in the picture to solve the problem. It is made out of steel and then chrome plated. The one in the pic is our prototype and is for sale for $380.00 plus the ride. I'm into it more than that. It has RADJEEPER engraved on it. If you are interested in one of these let me know. We can provide them bare steel or chromed. Still working on exact pricing but perhaps $250.00 bare steel and $400.00 chrome w/o engraving?


http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/gallery/d/5672-7/PICT0064.JPG

[Long&Low]

We make a custom grille to replace the egg crate grille. I like the turn signals where the egg crate has them but I like the sloted Jeep grille look. Thus I designed the grille in the picture to solve the problem. It is made out of steel and then chrome plated. The one in the pic is our prototype and is for sale for $380.00 plus the ride. I'm into it more than that. It has RADJEEPER engraved on it. If you are interested in one of these let me know. We can provide them bare steel or chromed. Still working on exact pricing but perhaps $250.00 bare steel and $400.00 chrome w/o engraving?


http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/gallery/d/5672-7/PICT0064.JPG

You got more of a full close up of that grille? Painted to match the body color may be a good way to go with that.

[wickedwagon767]

How can the egg-crate/boobie grill be so far behind?

Madness

[Keman]

My 79 (sold) has a Rhino that was put on before I got the truck, my 67 still has it's stock rhino in almost perfect condition.

[misfittom138]

I like my new grill. But then again, I'v always preferred round headlights on a jeep.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1425/roundlights3pi2.jpg
By misfittom138 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/misfittom138) at 2008-07-29

[Ralph Rogers]

That is one nice looking grill there Tom.
Still says JEEP on it too.
Ralph

[JeeplessJohn]

i like the egg crate grill myself

[jeepdad56]

My truck's P.O> took the razor off and the healight bucets off as well so I had the Rhino look w/o the grille........I'll keep the Razor thanks :thumbsup:

[crushmonkey]

no option for custom grille.

One of my projects for when I set up my CNC Router is to cut a sharktooth grille for the fun of it. If it looks reasonably swell I'll throw it on the 'wag and that way when I'm driving I can pretend I'm flying a P-51 or A-10!

...But I think I'd pick muscle just because I like the look.

[Mudd27]

Rhino all the way. I hated the square headlights on my 87 Grand Wag. Just had mine rechromed.

Mitch

[Twizted Agony]

Voted Rhino, although I like the Razer as well, Rhino just says Jeep more to me being CJ Jeep lover also (even like the Cheese Grater some but don't tell anyone!!) Metal Grilles rule the platic ones IMO. I am stuck with a Final Type on my 86 atm, but would swap it out for any of the metal grilles with round headlights in a heartbeat given the chance :).

[Symer Salient]

I've always like the Razor the most, from a purely aesthetic standpoint. It screams muscle and old-school sensibilities. My plans for my '77 Wag, have always been street-rod oriented and the Razor certainly cuts a badGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley figure. I wanted to add the old, backward script 'Wagoneer' & 'Jeep' Kaiser emblems. But some time ago I came across a photo (promo) of a '78 Wagoneer limited, and I saw my car (with the full wood grain panelling (not really a fan and mine has the thin stainless trim stripe), but I saw this beauty in it's most pristine presentation and realized how nice the Egg Crate grille was off of the factory line. It is, to me, my second favorite, in some ways, now, my favorite. It is, by far more muscular than the other grilles (Razor excluded), but it does scream '70's era (early) muscle, in the same way Mach 1 Mustang does in comparison to its '60's predecessors.

Now, I am not a fan of the nerfs on the 3-piece bumber (also my favorite), and mine doesn't have the nerfs. I plan on tucking the 3-pices bumpers in (about and inch and a half) then welding them into single piece pumpers and having rechromed). About the wood paneling, this photo has made me consider using the thin stainless trim line to wrap around some really dark walnut colored paneling, to go with, what will be, a nice black paint job.

I've also decided to pay homage to AMC in this resto by using the badges that came with this model and swapping the door handles for flush AMC handles. 401 badges and some Willys and Kaiser touches sublty placed about, to link its heritage back to it roots.

I am going for an executive, '70's muscle look. Lots of black, black leather, some dark walnut, chrome/aluminum, etc...

So, anyway, for this vision, the Egg Crate is my favorite grille.

Oh yeah, here's the photo that tipped the scales: (I hope)

[91G-Dub]

I'm leaning on putting a Muscle Grill on my J10. Nothing says Jeep like a Muscle Grill

Update:
I got a Rhino for really cheap so that's the direction I went. Looks good too.
If I had the chance I'd change out the Final Edition on my 1991 for a Muscle Grille.

[Snowbird_Hunter]

I agree with G-dub muscle is cool, but I do dig that custom one ......hmmmm ........

[Dustinlib]

Muscle with the JEEP on the top please.

[manimal]

I prefer the razor grille.
Are these interchangable with '87 GWs?
-Lance

[AMC4ME]

I like the old skool middle little grill. Is that what would be called a "pig nose"? I would like to have this grill. Do you have one? If so I'm interested to buy!!!! PM me!!!

[jaw knee]

I dig the muscle grill cause it sez JEEP :thumbsup:

[Towtruck]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/bittersc/DSCN2702.jpg

[Gutter]

L U V ......Towtrucks J, but my votes for the Webbed Rhino......:cool: Dosent seem to be an option............yet!

[incommando]

I really like the muscle with the black insert for the 2drs. That is what I have on my '79 trail beater . I wanted to swap it over to the new '80 that came without a grille, but at some point it was converted to a rhino & the other mounting tabs were removed. I really didn't want to bash up the decent muscle I have, but you use what you have.

[duncanstives]

I like the look of the M715 front... It says "no grill" but there is definitely somthing on the front... Anyway I want whatever it is for my GW (It has the "final" type grill... It looks good but not great).

[SnowShoe]

Thanks SUZQ044

That sums it up nicely....:D

[1cdccop]

Toss up between the Rhino and the Egg Crate. The Rhino was unmistakably Jeep, utilitarian, simple and unique. The Egg Crate, likewise was an AMC hallmark all the way. It mimicked the AMC 1970 era passenger cars, if your into that sort of thing. :cool:

[JD.]

I voted Rhino but I like the Egg Crate and then Razor next. My M715 came with a Razor grill on it but I'm not sure if I want to keep it. The brush guard I have doesn't want to fit with the grill in place.

[fsjman1978]

Love the Rhion grill. Will hopefully put it on my 78 soon!

[1cdccop]

Cheese Graters RULE!!!:thumbsup:

[newtojeeps]

I have already posted a reply on this thread but next time. put an all the above box. cause if it's attached to a FSJ it's cool.:thumbsup:

[Logs0012]

Every Jeep that I will ever own will have a rhino grille

[gotgas]

I finished putting mine on this weekend and it's a Rhino.

[1cdccop]

Cheese graters still rule:thumbsup:

[Bill Moore]

Every Jeep that I will ever own will have a rhino grilleditto, every jeep that I will drive will be a rhino

[wickedwagon767]

I kept the eggcrate from my parted '78 Waggy. I have the razor on my '78 Chero and I just bought a Rhino.

The eggcrate/boobie is my number 1
The black muscle is my number 2
The Rhino is my number 3

Eventually,though, I'll do a Flint "fullsizjeep" and swap them out every now and then:D

[aallison]

Rhino's are the best and make any full size jeep look cooler.

[Austin 4x4]

cheese grater or final type on a waggy. razor on the trucks

[brubakes]

I was planning on taking the muscle off my J20 and going with a razor or rhino, but now that I have it, the muscle grill is really growing on me.

[grandwag89]

I like the Rhino the most, but the final type has grown on me. Oh well, gonna swap anyway.:thumbsup:

[Wago-Nan]

I like the rhino grille the best. Once i get one my brother and I will have a good aesthetic theme. his BMW 2002tii has a very similar looking grill and headlight pattern as the rhino grille with the round lights and vent holes. i like the idea of our ironically matching cars made because the rest of them would be so completely different

[indianajeepman]

ivoted razor even tho i have no razor grills i have a muscle and a pig nose
i love razor grill hopefully be getting one for each and putting them on when i do the build or i might go with no grill like the milatry one bc one will like milatry when im done with it

[freeincolorado]

The final type looks good on Grand Wagoneers, my personal favorite. I went Razor because it requires less individual parts (that and I found a truck with a good Razor and all the other bits I would need). I don't really care for the Rhino.

[telecomken]

RAZOR, but I like the boobies grill too. Who doesn't like boobies C'mon.

[sidewinder]

Proud to be the owner of two Razors and my son's Rhino conversion! But I have to admit if I couldn't have either of those I'd have to go with a Muscle.

I like boobies but not on my truck - laugh!

[swampedge]

RHINO! WITH OR WITH OUT A BROW!

[jeepskater433]

I like muscles followed by final edition, followed by boobie

[stonehengeheels]

How hard is it to swap out a final edition and put in a pig nose? Found a pig nose in a boneyard and was curious.

[jeepskater433]

How hard is it to swap out a final edition and put in a pig nose? Found a pig nose in a boneyard and was curious.

Not that hard, its a direct swap in, just unbolt the final, then use the same bolts and bolt up the pignose,

[robwymer]

For the safari look I'm after with my rig, definitely the rhino. But anything up to and including the egg crate is alright in my book.

[HDIronman]

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm146/Vincent--Vega/JEEP/P8160159.jpg

[mrs]

RAZOR :D

[mrs]

RAZOR

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm150/mmlkn5/cutfenders008.jpg?t=1258683410

[Metal Twister]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/metaltwister/74%20FSJ%20Jeep%20Cherokee/bumper003.jpg

[asphaltrockdweller]

Refinished 01/02/2010

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc19/lightingdeziner/Muckey%20Duck/IMGP7506.jpg

[Cannaert]

For me its the Pig Nose then the Rhino.
I am looking for a Pig Nose for mine right now.

[Tatsadasayago]

And on the 7th day God created the Razor Grille and he saw that it was good.......................

:drivin:

[rowdy235]

I like the Final Edition Grilles. Just look good IMO.

[NITRO1977]

Gotta go with the rhino.

[vintagetrks]

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu14/vintagetrks/IMG_0042.jpg :thumbsup:

[79 CHKCHK]

hmmm...id have to say razor, boobie (hehehe i typed boobie), then cheese grator. i dont know why everyone likes the rhino...my least favorite! i have a pig nose...that i broke a couple of few months ago. dang it i ran the TJ into it! CRAP!

[joker7037]

Is the earlier model muscle a direct replacement on my 87 w/ the final style? I think the Rhinos look tough on a J truck.

[1cdccop]

Since the cheese graters are so unpopular, I should be able to find a nice one for cheap. Right?:thumbsup:

[Bill Moore]

Since the cheese graters are so unpopular, I should be able to find a nice one for cheap. Right?:thumbsup:

you would think, but production was so low, it makes them more expensive and harder to find, especially in useable condition

[jeepjseries]

Razor!!!

[getlost4x4]

boobie> something draws them to me.:D

[Gutter]

I'm bias...........:rolleyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Detours/100_5951smbw.jpg

[Creepy 1]

I have a Rhino on my buggy, a Muscle on my '81 WT and a Pig Nose on my '79 Chero WT. They all look good to me but when the '81 is done, it will be sporting a Razor. :drivin:

BTW. I voted for the Razor....

[suzq044]

well, we have a Rhino on Max, and a Muscle on Levi. :D

[86j10]

was pondering taking my muscle grille out and converting to a rhino but the more and more i kick myself for passing up an eggcrate last year at a swap meet and looking at the razor now i'm kinda torn. i also was thinking about painting the center of my muscle grille black but it's chrome is in perfect shape. not a mark or chip on it after 24 years of abuse. maybe i can find a spare and paint it :confused:

[PCDAD]

Gotta go with what I know, Pig Nose.

[Songman]

86j10, I've got a good center section from a muscle grill that you can have for whatever it costs to ship it. This was on my truck when I bought it and the aluminum was all crunched up. the center section is gray rubber or plastic or something. I was surprised that it wasn't metal. But anyway, I have it if you want it. They you can have one to paint and still keep your shiny chrome one.

[lkmarsh]

Wow, this thread has legs! Rhino is it. My wag came with a razor, swapped in the rhino last month, and it just looks right.

[biotex]

I have the 79 Pig nose. I took the grill off a couple of days ago, and saw the two extra holes for lights that are on the sides of the rhino grill. So can I swap a Wagoneer rhino grill onto my 79 Cherokee, and add the lights?

I didn't read all this thread, so hope it wasn't already mentioned.

I like that classic look. Besides, the top of my grill, the chrome is delaminating and it is cracked.

Probably impossible to find the replacement rhino grill huh?

[lost1]

weeell, not impossible, just expensive sometimes. It's one of the more desirable and hard to find ones, so ya know how economics works in that area.

And yep, several folks have put lights into those smaller openings.

[crassmage]

final edition but i am biased as its all ive had;)

[Overkill SC]

Love the PIG!:D

[HerrKooled]

I like the razor. Sets it apart from other 70's full size trucks, which the other grills like egg crate and cheese grater slightly resemble. Rhino is just too vintage for me. More kaiser-ish then jeep. I think the early muscle looks decent though. But my favorite is the razor.

[Brizio]

Razor!!! Finally I was able to swap it, and LOVE it!!! :)

[Gadzooks2]

Gotta Be Pignose!

Horizontal lines make it look wider (meaner) vertical lines make it look narrow and wimpy!;)

[texncali]

1sr pignose 79-85
2nd rhino

[SNO*MAN]

Anything that is not plastic-I Have an aluminum final on mine with painted plastic inserts,(unfortunately)
Some day I will change those out for something custom billet made.:D

Are all muscle grills plastic??? That would be my next vote with the cheese grater

[ChiefEd]

My Favorite girl is my wife. Shes a booby type of course.:D


Oh, wait, thats GRILL! oh...:eek:

:p
Seriously, Ive no idea what yall are talkin bout with alla these grills... I favor the "Gladiator" Grill on anything up to 78, and after that, I dunno. Not sure what a 'Rhino' or 'Razor' or 'Cheesegrater' or 'Muscle' or... ect... is...

[Brizio]

My Favorite girl is my wife. Shes a booby type of course.:D


Oh, wait, thats GRILL! oh...:eek:




Good one!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[smogdredd]

I've heard the rhino referd to as the gladiator due to the resemblence to a sheild. I coulden't imagine My waggy with anything else.

[suzq044]

Gladiator is because that's the name of the trucks when they came out.

Jeep J300 Gladiator, for example, is what Maximus is.

http://imcdb.org/images/002/947.jpg

^ Not Maximus, but the truck from tremors 2. It is the grille we speak of. The Gladiator is the Rhino.

Personally, never understood the reason for calling it the Rhino. lol

[fulsizjeep]

Personally, never understood the reason for calling it the Rhino. lolmaybe you are too young to have watched Daktari?
http://www.showrods.com/images/all_kustom_cars1/daktari_jeep_sticker1

[goldhammer]

Eventually going to put the Rhino set up I saved from the crew cab build in my81 in place of the muscle. Even have the front panel and modified a 79 rsd support to make everything fit right with no shims, washers, etc.

[suzq044]

maybe you are too young to have watched Daktari?
http://www.showrods.com/images/all_kustom_cars1/daktari_jeep_sticker1

uhm.. yeah. :confused:

[fulsizjeep]

uhm.. yeah. :confused::D

[fulsizjeep]

and for future reference...
http://jubileejeeps.org/faqs/fsjgrilles.jpg (http://jubileejeeps.org/faqs/fsjgrillesrevisedflint.jpg)

they got names other than these but generally these cover the type, etc... ;)

[AlsChopShop]

you didn't like the name... pignose?

Al

[Brizio]

:D:D:D:D

[inais]

my 84' has a pig nose,
but im a massive fan of the muscle.

[Brizio]

Razor is my favorite...in fact does anyone know how easy it is to swap a 78 Razor grille into an 88 Wagoneer?
FLYUSMC

You need to move the trans radiator back. And make some new holes for the headlight.

[Michael Abild]

I like boobies...!!! :)

[EBCIII]

Boobie!

[serehill]

CAN't Touch This

Amazing the site say my pic size is too big for download by 19.5kb I reduce size 200 kb & it says my file is still 19.5 kb amazing. I guess I'd rather be a jeeper than a geeker.

[chithead]

Rhino for me baby!!!

[FSJunkie]

Even though I have a cheese grater and is is very good looking, I have to vote the Rhino best. The original Kayser Jeeps had such great clean styling. Before the cheap plastic, fake woodgrain, and excessive chrome. They had a certain graceful ruggedness. I am persuing a cereer in automotive styling and I have to say the Rhino grille Gladiators are exceptionally good looking. One of the best exterior designs for a truck.

[REDONE]

I couldn't decide, so I just combined my three favorites. I know, I know. I'm normally a strict "Form Follows Function" guy, but this once I think I found a happy medium between looks and ability to cook a burger.




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/Wagothing/3grills.jpg

[CrawlerD]

I couldn't decide, so I just combined my three favorites. I know, I know. I'm normally a strict "Form Follows Function" guy, but this once I think I found a happy medium between looks and ability to cook a burger.




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/Wagothing/3grills.jpg


HAHA. THAT is funny!

[fulsizjeep]

http://www.frontier.net/%7Emystkblu/eggcratewilson.jpg

[81cherokee laredo]

Better be carefull Flint, that pic makes it look like you got implants. People are going to start talking!

:D

[Wintermute]

I vote for custom rhino grill...but then I'm partial to it because it's what I have on my truck:

http://www.improvised-engineering.com/images/M715/newproject/finished/DSC_7132.JPG

--Wintermute

[five16]

They all look the same from my seat. I love driving my J-truck!

[70wagoneer]

RAZOR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MonsterZ]

I have a bused pignose on mine right now, and I gotta say that is the only part I am not crazy about. I will be swapping to a boobie (with implants!!) soon. That's my vote.:)

[BotterbrodtGE]

Been looking at the grill pic in the first post since I got my 90' Wag. Took the jump this past week and installed a Rhino grill off a j-4000 from the local junkyard. The chrome is rough but I'm thinking of a replate for my birthday :D

[Ostego]

Razor grille of course, with Rhino as a very close second choice. :D

[Tin Medic]

The Rhino is nice but have to go with the Razor.

[Tin Medic]

Just picked up a complete Razor setup with the grill badge from Jake & Jackie. Should be delivered & installed by thursday evening. Can't wait. :D

[ProTouring442]

Just received my Razor grill yesterday... :drivin: Might even have to install it today!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[temps425]

Razor grills are sweet because they can be obtained at a good price, are well built and can be cleaned up to nearly mint condition even after years of exposure.

[SJCHURCH]

razor,:fsj: no doubt.

[The Colonel]

Boobie!

I have to recondition the one I've acquired- can't wait to get it on.

[1cdccop]

http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/cheese.jpg
Thats what I'm talkin about:thumbsup: Wish the J Trucks came with one and the side markers.

[ProTouring442]

...can't wait to get it on.

Most men are in that same boat... :D

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[hillbillyhans]

BOOBIE! I like them all b/c they all came on JEEPS! But seriously, addiction is not a laughing matter, I have a real problem!:thumbsup:

[taylorjones]

I voted for muscle, even though I also have a razor and pignose.

I just like the muscle grille the best... I only wish they werent plastic :rolleyes:

Ya Muscle definitely is the best, especially when black. It sets the standard for wheeler grilles. I hate razor, it only fits a nice polished, polite car for sunday drives down main street.

[xuno_gil]

can I have a vehicle for each?

One of my J-10s has boobie, which I love the vintage look of but I dont think its mean enough for the j trucks.

my other one has a beat up chrome muscle grill It makes it look meaner

I think I would love a razor for the other j-10

But I dont think much beats the Rhino grill, I guess I have to get a gladiator now

[Bill Moore]

can I have a vehicle for each?

of course, doesnt everyone?

[/quote]One of my J-10s has boobie, which I love the vintage look of but I dont think its mean enough for the j trucks.[/quote]

you have that right, Rhino is the only real steel grill, Jeep sturdy, no plastic or aluminum

[/quote]But I dont think much beats the Rhino grill, I guess I have to get a gladiator now[/quote]

now you are talking

[BotterbrodtGE]

Bought my 90 Wagoneer, changed the grill to a rhino, now i'm changing back to the final edition grill once i finish respraying my jeep. My mom says my cars are like Mr. Potato heads, I change the looks depending on my mood of the month. :D

[blkwarrior]

I wish I could have all of them. I would change them out every week, cheaper than owning a FSJ of with each grill :D . So now I have a pig nose and will be changing it to "BOOBIE" please ;) .

[Pakistan Jeep Guy]

I wish we got good condition replacement grills here in Pakistan. I had to get a fiberglass replica made for my 79 Cherokee!!
Ehsan

[BotterbrodtGE]

The rust on my Rhino grill and bezels were beyond reasonable repair and i tired of my Final Edition Grill "again" so I went a new route, heres the transformation of my jeep over the last year with grills

As bought after major cleanup
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab302/BotterbrodtGE/P1040072.jpg

Then
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab302/BotterbrodtGE/P4020150.jpg

And Then
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab302/BotterbrodtGE/P7280109.jpg

And Now
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab302/BotterbrodtGE/P8170025.jpg

I've decided I Need more FSJ's to allow me to see all the grills at once.

[Bill Moore]

Razor grills are sweet because they can be obtained at a good price, are well built and can be cleaned up to nearly mint condition even after years of exposure. well built? hmmmm.....maybe youve seen some that I havent. Compared to the Rhino they are downright fragile and easily dented and bent.

[crazyspoons]

I keep changing my mind. I voted razor. Then I liked rhino, then boobie on jtrucks, then cheesegraters with wrap-arounds (ahem... Dr. Marneaus), then muscles on lifted waggies. I can't decide... guess it depends on the fsj build :huh:

[Bobafett]

muscles on lifted waggies.

This I agree with.

I cant vote on this because I like too many of them, dont really have a fav as they all look good in some way or another.

[grand_wag_85]

Either Boobie grille or Muscle grille all the way:thumbsup:

[Bobafett]

I can easily tell you what my least favorite grille is.

[Tinkerjeep]

Rhino or nothing. but chrome???? I like mine better.

[77_chief]

I think the razor looks nice, but the Rino makes an "old school cool" statement. I voted Rino.

[Tinkerjeep]

Either Boobie grille or Muscle grille all the way:thumbsup:

"BOOBIE" grill was NOT an option...so what the he11 are you talking about?

[blkwarrior]

Well this week I actually made my choice :rolleyes: . I have one of each that I like and when the mood fits I will change them out, Rhino, Piggy, boobies and flex with me here... MUSCLE :thumbsup: .

[Revhendo]

Well this week I actually made my choice :rolleyes: . I have one of each that I like and when the mood fits I will change them out, Rhino, Piggy, boobies and flex with me here... MUSCLE :thumbsup: .

Hmmm, Velcro?

[Comancheap]

Oh yeh:drivin:

[bruner1981jpce]

I voted muscle, but i love the look of a good cheesegrater grille. I think a muscle looks better than a cheesegrater would on my cherokee though.

[AMC4ME]

My muscle grille and driver side bezel is broken and I have not been able to find any replacements. Would a cheese grater work on my 1981 Cherokee?:confused:

[suzq044]

Rhino with a brow, Muscle without.

To answer your question ^
yes, most of them are easy swaps.

[Tinkerjeep]

My muscle grille and driver side bezel is broken and I have not been able to find any replacements. Would a cheese grater work on my 1981 Cherokee?:confused:

If you mean a full grill swap...technically yes.
But here are your problems:

1) the grill mounting brackets spot welded across the bottom of the face panel for the grill to screw to will be different and likely get in the way.

2) your headlight bucket will be different since it is built for a wider rectangular bulb. the older pre 1979 round headlights had round headlight holes and different bucket mounting screw-holes.

3) the egg-crate has turn signal block-off "plates" to cover the lower turn signal holes. you can cut these or wire in the egg-crate "boobie" turn signals.


If you mean just replacing the the center plastic piece...I don't know. I've never tried it and do not have any grills NEWER than 1978 anymore. I originally had "older"...ALL of my grills are 1978 and OLDER. Sorry.

[nc wagoneer]

Pignose, just cuz that's what I have, and what I've grown up around :thumbsup: A pignose on a waggy or pickup/cherokee is ok but I still think a 1980 black pignose from a chero/pickup looks the best of all grills!!!

[fulsizjeep]

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee184/jubileejeeps/IMG_4697.jpg

[1965 Wagoneer]

RHINO. Its a classic piece of design work...I am not sure who had it first but there is no doubt that design is still used today on a high class automobile...http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w451/Wagoneer1965/Screenshot2012-06-29at32936PM.png

[Southern Gorilla]

The razor has grown on me since I bought my latest Cherokee. But the rhino remains my favorite. It isn't so much the design of the grille, which is rather bland honestly, it's how the whole front end looks. The lights, the pie pans, the flat panels holding everything. It just has a look like nothing else ever.

I like the angle version of the rhino which CommanderChaos is building even better.

[nc wagoneer]

RHINO. Its a classic piece of design work...I am not sure who had it first but there is no doubt that design is still used today on a high class automobile...http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w451/Wagoneer1965/Screenshot2012-06-29at32936PM.png
So Kaiser was really on to something them eh? Now we gotta put flyin ladies on our hoods cuz we are technically driven roles royces :D

[Tinkerjeep]

So Kaiser was really on to something them eh? Now we gotta put flyin ladies on our hoods cuz we are technically driven roles royces :D

HAH! say that near a guy who takes pride in his RR and he'll probably have you flogged for demeaning his high-class motor-coach by comparing it with crude Yankee-built Junk.

[nc wagoneer]

HAH! say that near a guy who takes pride in his RR and he'll probably have you flogged for demeaning his high-class motor-coach by comparing it with crude Yankee-built Junk.
If anything that gives me a better reason to do it :D nothing like ruining a rich guys day :thumbsup:

[Tinkerjeep]

yeah. cuz all rich guys are arrogant jerks. right?

Seems "Rolling Coal" is done around here to P.O. everybody else around them.

Hm...A theme???

[Carnuck]

"Rollin' coal! Rollin' coal! Driver is an GGM!"

[Tinkerjeep]

"Rollin' coal! Rollin' coal! Driver is an GGM!"

?????? and if you don't understand that...now you know how I feel. So I'll ask it this way: WTH are you talking about? :confused:

[nc wagoneer]

yeah. cuz all rich guys are arrogant jerks. right?

Seems "Rolling Coal" is done around here to P.O. everybody else around them.

Hm...A theme???
Not exactly everywhere but around here they are.

[AMC80cherokee]

Mine is the 79-80 Pig Nose, Black with chrome...but I prefer the muscle grille; it looks a lot 'cleaner"...

[Tinkerjeep]

Not exactly everywhere but around here they are.

I know alot of people...and most of them can be jerks at times, including me. Some are rich, but most are poor to middle-class. Alot of these punks are driving Diesels a few years old, chipped and/or with stupid looking dual stacks popping up behind the cab (dual 6" stacks on a strait 6...brilliant!) and they love nothing more than spewing out massive clouds of thick, black smoke at every gear change and intersection. That qualifies as being a jerk in my book.

[okjeep]

What is the history of the names? Muscle? Pig? Rhino?

[Tinkerjeep]

What is the history of the names? Muscle? Pig? Rhino?

Good question. I think its what some dork decided to call them.

The Rhino is short for "Rhino-Chaser" Grill. its the smaller central one like shown in my Avatar. "Razor" cuz it looks like an electric razor...I guess. "Boobie" because the in-grill turn signal/running lights are shaped like breasts with nipples. The rest...beats me....

I don't remember seeing the pics at the beginning of this thread before a couple weeks ago...maybe I just missed it.

[Flashfoto]

Egg crate is my fave (reminds me of my old 77)
Least fave - pignose